This week in gluttony

These are the 6 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

Wine tasting is on the lineup in this week's food events.

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Leap Day and Texas Independence Day land this week, and there are tasty events on the docket for both. Also make plans for an Indian-inspired supper club, a brisket-smoking class, and a communal wine dinner worth the drive to Keller.

Tuesday, February 27

February Wine Tasting at Fitzgerald
Journey through European wines during this tasting that will feature varietals from Spain, France, and Italy that are great for spring sipping. The $35 ticket price (plus tax and gratuity) includes small bites paired with each. The tasting will run from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Wednesday, February 28

Wine Dinner at FnG Eats
Keller's dynamic chef duo Carlos Arevalo and Bob Stephenson will host another communal wine dinner at their neighborhood restaurant. this time featuring Rutherford wines. Highlights from the four-course menu include stuffed and blistered cubanelle peppers with Bob's Syracuse sausage picadillo, and wood-grilled stilton beef tournedos. The dinner is $80, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.

Thursday, February 29

Leap Day at City Works Eatery & Pour House
Calling all Leaplings! If your birthday is February 29, you'll get a free entrée at City Works Eatery & Pour House, which has locations in Fort Worth and Frisco. Prepare to show an ID for proof. The deal is good for lunch and dinner.

Sunday, March 3

BrisketU at Hop & Sting Brewing Co.
Whether a greenhorn or experienced griller, this popular and recurring class will teach the tough skills needed to smoke the quintessential brisket. Everything from choosing the right cut to slicing the end product will be covered. The class is $94 ($84 for additional participants) and will run from 12-3 pm.

Biryani Supper Club at Indulge
While 3rd Street Market is changing hands, Indulge — their companion culinary studio and cooking school — is still hosting classes at their Sundance Square space. Make plans for this muiti-course Indian-inspired dinner, to include minced beef kabobs, chicken biryani, carrot pudding, and chai black tea to round out the meal. The dinner is $85 and begins at 6 pm.

Saturday, March 2

Texas Independence Day at Whiskey Ranch
Fort Worth distillery will celebrate all things Texas with a party featuring a City Boots pop-up, boot shining, live music, Heim BBQ and Chula's Kitchen tacos. TX Whiskey will also launch its limited-edition Texas flag bottle, which comes with free on-site engraving. Tickets are $10, which includes your first cocktail, and the event will run from 12-5 pm.

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Chicken Sandwich News

Fort Worth-area McDonald's to get the ultra-buzzy chicken Big Mac

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McDonald's Big Mac on the left, Chicken Big Mac on the right.

Fast-food chain McDonald’s, best known for its burgers, is doing the unthinkable: serving a chicken sandwich.

According to a release, the burger chain is "dropping" a new Chicken Big Mac at participating restaurants in North Texas for a limited time beginning October 10.

The Chicken Big Mac features the same toppings found on a Big Mac, but with two tempura battered fried chicken patties in place of beef burgers. Let us list the toppings here: special sauce, lettuce, cheese, and pickles on a sesame seed bun.

The sandwich was first introduced in 2022 for a limited run in the United Kingdom and enjoyed a test run in Miami the same year. Now it's hitting the U.S., and more specifically, Dallas-Fort Worth.

“With the introduction of the Chicken Big Mac, we’re excited to pay homage to one of our most iconic menu items, the Big Mac, and introduce it to a whole new generation of fans,” says Tariq Hassan, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at McDonald’s USA.

The release relays a story about a promotional event that took place last weekend in Los Angeles with a one-day pop-up dining experience by Chain, an online entity known for its "chef-driven takes on chain restaurant classics," wherein they served an item called "The Chicken Sandwich."

Many a fan was hoodwinked by the premise that the sandwich was a fake — but ba-zing, McDonald’s was behind it all. How is that for some next-level viral buzz-generating hype. (Chain is so proud of the promotion that they have it pinned on their Instagram account, and rightfully so! They really perpetrated quite the charade.)

The chain has also enlisted "internet star" Kai Cenat who will try the Chicken Big Mac on his livestream to determine whether a Big Mac with a chicken is, in fact, a Big Mac. Does McDonald's know how to work this social media stuff or does McDonald's know how to work this social media stuff?